Simple Summary Butterflies provide numerous ecological and socio-economic services and
are important indicator species. China is home to over 2000 species of butterflies and in …

Public involvement in science has allowed researchers to collect large-scale and real-time
data and also engage citizens, so researchers are adopting citizen science (CS) in many …

Insects are the most biodiverse multicellular organisms, with most of this diversity in the
tropics. Butterflies follow the same pattern, with~ 90% of species from the tropics …

A sustainable city should promote the active participation of its civil society in urban planning
and development of cities as the means to satisfy their needs. However, the absence of an …

Perceptions of, and attitudes toward, wildlife are influenced by exposure to, and direct
experiences with, nature. Butterflies are a conspicuous and ubiquitous component of urban …

Sequences from the DNA barcode region of the mitochondrial COI gene are an effective tool
for specimen identification and for the discovery of new species. The Barcode of Life Data …

Rapid economic development has accelerated urbanisation and biodiversity loss in
Southeast Asia. Studies of urban ecology have suggested urban parks can be effective …

Simple Summary Studies of widely distributed species often are problematic as such
research usually needs to engage a lot of time, a large team of field workers, and big …

Community-based monitoring is increasingly recognised as one solution to sustainable
environmental management. However, the development of community-based monitoring …

Citizen science, the engagement of people in a research project, has grown rapidly in recent
years, also for mapping of species of conservation interest. The Life Project “Monitoring …